One of Lefkosia's hidden delights, Shiantris is named after its memorable owner who cooks up a fantastic array of seasonal beans with lemon, parsley and olive oil, and for carnivores, some meat dishes such as afelia (pork stewed in wine) or baked lamb. He greets everyone vociferously, pats people on the back and brings out fruit and Turkish delight after lunch. The restaurant was moving to a bigger space across the road, so it should be able to accommodate a few more hungry lunchers. A great place to immerse yourself in local life and cuisine.
Lonely Planet - Cyprus
I was greeted (albeit not vociferously) and we did get fruit after lunch. BUT we didn't get Turkish delight AND I didn't get my pat on the back. Humph!
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When Dafni was in secondary school, she joined - aside from her other geeky interests such as the Ecology Club where she planted trees and cleaned up swamps - some sort of peacekeeping corp which aimed to reunify the divided island of Cyprus. During her membership with the society, she participated in conferences held in the States where both Greek and Turkish Cypriot students discussed (I presume) ways and means to bring the two parts of the island together. She also apparently organised a football match that had been postponed mid-match due to the 1974 invasion at the Green Line where both teams finished off the long-overdue match. Zara - who used to be on the basketball team, the netball team and the volleyball team in secondary school - says that she used to beat up girls from the Ecology Club. And Dafni thinks I'm taking the mickey whenever I mention the peackeeping corp but we all love her though, really.
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When Dafni was in secondary school, she joined - aside from her other geeky interests such as the Ecology Club where she planted trees and cleaned up swamps - some sort of peacekeeping corp which aimed to reunify the divided island of Cyprus. During her membership with the society, she participated in conferences held in the States where both Greek and Turkish Cypriot students discussed (I presume) ways and means to bring the two parts of the island together. She also apparently organised a football match that had been postponed mid-match due to the 1974 invasion at the Green Line where both teams finished off the long-overdue match. Zara - who used to be on the basketball team, the netball team and the volleyball team in secondary school - says that she used to beat up girls from the Ecology Club. And Dafni thinks I'm taking the mickey whenever I mention the peackeeping corp but we all love her though, really.
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